WOMEN PROFILE
PROTECTION OF WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS v States and parties should ensure respect for the rules of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflict situation which affects the population particular women v State and parties shall in accordance with the obligation incumbent upon them under international humanitarian law , protect civilians including women , irrespective of the population to which they belong in the events of armed conflict v State and parties undertake to protect asylum seeking women refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons v State , parties should take all necessary measures to ensure that no child , especially girls under 18 years of age take a direct part in hostilities and that no child is recruited as a soldiers v State parties shall assure that women should free from exploitation, sexual harassments, crime and to combat RIGHT TO EDUC...